English-German translations for shake down

• durchsuchen
• erpressen
• filzen
• herunterschütteln

Definition of shake down

• To cause something to fall down by shaking it, or something it is attached to
• To shake someone so money falls from their pockets
• To search exhaustively

Examples

• shake down apples from an apple tree.

Related words

• shake
• milkshake
• shaken
• handshake
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• Shakespearean
• Shakespeare
• Shaker
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• Shakespearian